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Selections from the expansive Special Collections of the Oberlin College Conservatory Library, including rare books and scores from the Violin Society of America/H.K. Goodkind Collection and the Frederick R. Selch Collection of American Music History.



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Another issue, with different title-page, is dated 1723; Second edition, Rome 1776, has title: Descrizione degl'istromenti armonici.
Topic: musical instruments
Topics: Music, Church music, Musical instruments, Music theory -- Early works to 1800
Uniform title: Anleitung zu der musikalischen Gelahrtheit
Topic: Music -- Dictionaries -- German
Uniform title: Book of Psalmes Pt. 2, half title: The Psalmes in metre; colophon imprinted 1618.
Topic: Psalms (Music)
Uniform title: De cymbalis veterum libri tres Index authorum, qui hoc tractatu citantur: pages [430]-[440].
Topics: Cymbals -- Early works to 1800, Music -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800
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by Descartes, Rene, 1596-1650
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Topic: music -- acoustics and physics
Topic: Hurdy-gurdy
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Uniform title: Klavierschule
Topics: Piano -- Instruction and study, Keyboard instruments -- Methods -- Early works to 1800
Uniform title: Elementale mathematicum. VI, Musica. English
Topics: Music -- Early works to 1800, Music theory -- History -- 17th century
Topic: Viola da gamba
Language note: Plainsong notation. OCL copy imperfect: Title page missing. Photocopy insert of preliminary and title pages scanned.
Topics: Gregorian chants, Spanish drama -- 18th century
Topics: music theory -- early works to 1800, part songs
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by Ehrlich, A., 1842-1921, editor
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Topic: String quartets (Musical groups)
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by Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783 ; Diderot, Denis, 1713-1783
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Title from plate captions "Instrumens de musique" and "Luthier."  Two groups of plates detached from a 4to ed. of the Recueil de planches of the Encyclopédie, possibly printed at Lausanne, 1780-1782.--BM v. 52, p. 542 .  Instrumens de musique plates 1-17 also numbered 42-51. Luthier plates 2-21 also numbered 65-74.
Topic: Musical instruments -- Pictorial works
Uniform title: New musical grammar
Topics: Music -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Early works to 1800, Music theory -- History -- Early works to...
Continuously paginated: 2-63; some pages contain additional numbering, ending on page 79. 
Topics: Guitar -- Instruction and study, Guitar music, Dance music, Guitar -- Methods
Includes dedicatory letter signed Vincenzo Colla, Torino, 30 novembre 1819, and preface (p. [iii]-viii).
Topic: Counterpoint
Topic: Flute -- Methods -- Early works to 1800
Topic: Violin -- Methods -- Early works to 1800
Topics: music theory -- early works to 1800, musical instruments
Topics: Hymns, German, Hymns, English, Shape-note hymnals
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Topics: Hymns, English, Sight-singing, Solmization, Shape-note hymnals
Topic: Madrigals, English
Topics: band music, military music, musical instruments -- instruction and study
Title within architectural border, engraved by Alessandro Baratta. Dedication to Pope Paul V dated Nov. 18, 1618.
Topics: Music--Theory--16th Century, Music--Theory--17th Century, Harpsichord--Construction,...
Half title: Mr. Newte's sermon concerning the lawfulness and use of organs in the Christian church
Topics: Church of England -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Organ (Musical instrument) -- History -- Early...
Topic: gregorian chants
Topic: Violin -- Instruction and study -- Early works to 1800
Uniform title: Versuch einer Anleitung zur heroisch-musikalischen Trompeter- und Pauker-Kunst
Topics: Trumpet -- Instruction and study -- Early works to 1800, Timpani -- Instruction and study -- Early...
With: The Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs of the Old and New-Testament / faithfully translated into English metre for the use, edification, and comfort of the saints in public and private, especiallly in New-England. The twenty -sixth edition. Boston, NE : Printed by J. Draper for J.Edwards in Cornhil [Cornhill?],1744.
Topic: Psalmody
Topic: Guitar -- Methods -- Early works to 1800
Topic: flute -- methods
Topic: Lute
Topics: Flute -- Methods -- Self instruction, Flute music, Arranged, Songs with flute
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by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
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T.p.: Collection complête des œuvres de J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Genève, tome seizième, contenant diverses pièces sur la musique. Includes "Table des différentes pièces contenue dans ce volume" (final p. [1]).
Topic: Music -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800
Topic: Mechanical musical instruments
Uniform title: Dictionarium musica
Topic: Music -- Terminology
Topics: Musical instruments -- Early works to 1800, Musical instruments -- History
Uniform title: Mursurgia universalis Edited by Jacobus Viva, with his letter to the reader (prelim p. [19]). Additional double-page engraved t.p. with dedicatory portrait of Leopold Guilielmus, archduke of Austria, Belgium and Burgundy; engraved by Io. Paulo Schor, Barfonius F., Romae. Vol. 2 t.p.: Athanasii Kircheri Fuldensis Soc. Iesu presbyteri Mvsvrgia vniversalis, siue Ars magna consoni et dissoni. Romae, Ludouici Grignani, 1650; with additional engraved plate of Apollo playing the...
Topics: Music -- Early works to 1800, Music theory -- Early works to 1800, Musical instruments -- Early...
Author's signature stamp on half title page. Includes 2 foldouts of the band formulations at a military festival on July 24, 1846, and 26 leaves illustrating band instruments. Includes 55 pages of historical music for various European military instruments and percussion, used for signalling and marching.
Topics: Military music, Military music -- France
Topics: flute -- history, flute -- construction
Uniform title: Psalm-singer's amusement Engraved throughout from copper plates, illustrated title page signed I. Norman (John Norman, 1748?-1817).
Topics: Hymns, English -- United States, Tune-books, Anthems
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by Bruce, Thomas (Schoolmaster in Edinburgh)
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Caption title and running title: The gam-ut, or scale of musick explain'd "1st ed."--Gregory-Bartlett I, page 44. First secular music published in Scotland since the 1688 ed. of Forbes's Cantus--History of music in Scotland / Farmer.
Topics: Music theory -- Early works to 1800, Church music -- Early works to 1800
Topic: Flute -- Methods -- Self instruction
Uniform title: Principes de la flûte traversière Note: Probably the 6th edition.
Topics: Flute -- Methods -- Early works to 1800, Recorder (Musical instrument) -- Methods -- Early works to...
Topics: Flute -- Methods, Flute music, Flute -- Studies and exercises
Topic: viol -- methods -- early works to 1800
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Topics: Harp, Celtic harp, Musical instruments -- Ireland, Musical instruments -- Scotland
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Topics: Cornet -- Methods, Bugle -- Methods
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Songs by various named and unnamed composers, principally for high voice with figured bass; part for flute printed at the end of most songs. Chiefly English words; 2 songs have Italian words. Among the composers named are Handel, Purcell, Corelli, Turner, Green, Leveridge, Vanbrugh, Monro, Gunn, Lampe, Gladwin, Boyce, Carey, Putti, Popely, Holcombe, Arne, Digard, Stanley, Howard, Hudson, Festing, Vincent, Neale, C. Smith, Jr., John C. Smith, Wichello, Bliondoracellini, Wm. Fisher, Gouge,...
Topics: Songs (High voice) with continuo, Songs (High voice) with harpsichord
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by Cavaille-Coll, Aristide, 1811-1899
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Topics: Organ (Musical instrument) -- Construction, Organ (Musical instrument) -- Registration
Topic: harmony
Topic: piano -- methods
Topics: Guitar -- instruction and study, Guitar music, Tablature (Music)
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by Sibire, Sébastien-André, 1757; Lupot, Nicolas, 1758-1824
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"Based on material furnished by Nicolas Lupot"--Avertissement, p. i-x.
Topics: Violin -- Construction, Stringed instruments
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by Butler, Pierce, 1807-1867. Compiler.
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Topic: flute and guitar music -- parts
Topics: Violin -- Instruction and study -- Early works to 1800, Violin -- Studies and exercises -- Early...
Uniform title: American harmony
Topics: Hymns, English, Tune-books
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Topics: Harp, Celtic harp, Musical instruments -- England, Musical instruments -- Ireland
Uniform title: Maître de clavecin pour l'accompagnement
Topic: Musical accompaniment
Note: Each vol. paged separately, which identifies this ed. as 1730.
Topics: Music -- Methods -- Early works to 1800, Musical instruments -- Early works to 1800, Music --...
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by Nicholson, Charles, 1795-1837
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Topics: flute -- methods, flute and piano music -- scores
Topic: Violin -- Instruction and study -- Early works to 1800
Uniform title: Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule
Topic: Violin -- Methods -- Early works to 1800
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by Destouches, M. (Andre Cardinal), 1672-1749 ; La Motte, M. de (Antoine Houdar), 1672-1731
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Uniform title: Amadis de Grèce Opera in 5 acts and prologue. French words; libretto by A.H. de La Motte--Loewenberg. Annals of opera / Loewenberg. Raised bands, marbled end papers, contemporary boards; t.p. with literary stamp: Bibliothèque G. Larroux.
Topic: Operas -- Scores
Topics: Songs with continuo, Music -- Instruction and study, Songs -- Texts, Music -- Dictionaries
Topic: Clarinet -- Methods
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by Gay, Cecile
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Topics: Bull, Ole, 1810-1880 -- Poetry, Violinists -- Norway -- Poetry
Topics: Musical temperament, Tuning
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by Bartholin, Caspar, 1655-1738
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Topics: Tibia (Musical instrument), Wind instruments -- History
Uniform title: Vollkommene Capellmeister Dedication signed: Johann Mattheson. Conservatory copy is complete; folio; contemporary vellum; 36 cm.  Includes index ([15] pages), "Emendanda" ([2] pages), "P.S." ([2] pages) and "Neues Verzeichniss bisheriger Matthesonischer Wercke" ([1] page) at end. 
Topics: Music theory -- Early works to 1800, Conducting -- Early works to 1800
Uniform title: Über den Bau und die Erhaltung der Geige und alle Bogeninstrumente
Topics: Bowed stringed instruments -- Construction, Stringed instrument makers
Uniform title: Whole book of Psalms
Topics: Psalms (Music), Hymns, English, Psalters/vEarly works to 1800